Last week I decided to book myself a week of faces. A date with YSL to get an Yves face, a soiree with Bobbi for my Bobbi brown face, a rendez vous avec Coco for a Chanel face... (you get the idea). Now I know I got a little excitable and posted my date with Yves Saint Laurent before I posted my Bobbi Brown face (even though I went to BB first). This was mainly because I'd left my little sheet telling me everything that was on my face in the store for Bobbi Brown, and partly also because it didn't have a patch on the YSL experience. This isn't to say anything negative at all about Bobbi Brown, but simply that I had booked in for two very different things. At BB I was there to have my make up done using the new Uber Pink collection, and for YSL it was a date with the international make-up artist (who only visits annually) to learn as much as is physically possible - so you see the unfair comparison. Anyway, I ventured out in search of my sheet (only to discover it was in fact, inside my hand bag - doh!) and can now reveal.. *in a game show host voice* the Bobbi Brown expeerienceee! *drum roll* *woo!*
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Arriving very soggy (loving the English weather right now), red faced (I'd run from work through town) and sounding fairly asthmatic (I'm very unfit), I expected to be greeted with slight hostility - or more likely, caution - as I galumphed my way through, waving my hand furiously in the air "I'm here, I'm here, sorry, sorry, sorry!" (It was an entrance graceful enough to rival that of miss Hepburn herself...) But the woman - Alison, on the counter was absolutely lovely, helped me over, said everything was fine, no rush, she was just applying some lippy anyway etc. etc. *phew*, so once I'd sat down and begun to breathe at a normal rate, I explained to her that she could do anything at all she wanted to my face, as long as she used the new collection. (Bobbi Brown have a very strict no pictures on products policy so the pictures I have were taken at home) Alison worked her magic, and here's what happened!
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I arrived with my foundation already on, so she began by adding a little extra moisture around my eye area (I have very dry skin in the winter) by applying the extra repair eye cream and a little bit of lip balm before moving on to concealer. She used a corrector and then a concealer (which I then purchased pronto - this stuff is seriously good). Next up was powder/bronzer and for this she used a mixture of Antigua and Pretty bold (this is where I got a little uncomfortable - personally, I'm no where near brave enough to use a lot of blusher on my forehead, chin, nose, face in general - and it did give me a healthy glow no doubt, but for my personal taste it was far too much - I looked a little as though I'd just finished a rather strenuous gym sesh) For blush (yes, more blush) was Slopes (which I really liked). Face now very pink indeed, we moved on to lips. Alison applied lipstick before lip liner and explained that it gives a more natural and even finish - one of Bobbi's foundational principles. So naturally, she applied bright pink lipstick in neon pink and bright pink liner in Rose. (I joke, but this colour looked surprisingly nice - I tend to stick to neutrals & nudes or dark purples & reds, so pink was a big adjustment - but I really enjoyed it!) Eyeliner was Black Ink (something that clearly takes expertise and practice to master) and lastly I was finished with Brightening nudes finishing powder. (My favourite product - other than the eye corrector - this stuff is genuine magic)
And here is the finished face!
and, of course, the eye corrector - anything that is brave enough to battle my dark circles and win - is a product worth purchasing!
So that was the Bobbi Brown experience! Next up will be Chanel!
Let me know what you think and if you've ever had your make up done anywhere :)
Until next time,
Amber xx
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